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• U.S. to start blocking TikTok and WeChat downloads Sunday

  18-09-2020 23:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. will begin blocking the distribution of the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat on Sunday, the Department of Commerce said Friday.
  
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• What happens to WeChat on Sunday?

  18-09-2020 23:33 via rss.cnn.com
  
  All eyes may be on TikTok this weekend as the Trump administration blocks it from app stores, but there's another big Chinese-owned app that will suffer a similar — if not worse — fate.
  
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• 3 Ways to Help Save Monarch Butterflies and Other Pollinators

  18-09-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Monarchs face an uncertain future. Their numbers have plummeted in recent decades. Here are some ways you can help.
  
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• TikTok and WeChat bans could come back to haunt U.S. companies, experts warn

  18-09-2020 22:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  In the short term, the bans could benefit TikTok's competitors. But in the long-term, they could embolden other countries to implement similar bans.
  
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• Tequila Might Make You Do Crazy Things — But Not For the Reasons You Think

  18-09-2020 21:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Science says you can't blame your bad behavior on your beverage of choice.
  
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• Pandemic Is Driving Momentum For Universal Basic Income

  18-09-2020 19:30 via technocracy.news
  
  Presidential candidate and Technocrat Andrew Yang shocked voters with calls for Universal Basic Income, but now it has entered the mainstream of political thought. UBI was an original concept created by early Technocrats in the 1930s to ensure that all citizens were paid equally for their contribution to society. ⁃ TN EditorWhen the idyllic upstate city of Hudson, New York, launches its basic-income pilot program in late September, it will become one of the smallest U.S. cities to embrace
  
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• Australia Seeks To Criminalize Anti-Lockdown, Anti-Mask Protestors

  18-09-2020 19:07 via technocracy.news
  
  Australia is pushing tyranny to a new level as protesting over COVID lockdowns and wearing masks may soon be declared criminal activity, allowing the government to snatch and detail protestors who refuse to comply. This is based on fraudulent science that itself has mostly been “unmasked” around the world. ⁃ TN EditorWeekend demonstrations have flared up in Australia over the last month, as Aussies have vented their frustrations and attempted to take ba
  
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• Unity Software shares surge 44% in Wall Street debut as IPO market sizzles

  18-09-2020 18:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Shares of Unity Software, one of the leading platforms for video game developers, jumped 44% on their Wall Street debut Friday, becoming the latest in a flurry of tech IPOs that investors can't seem to get enough of.
  
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• Cancer Is on the Rise Among Young People

  18-09-2020 18:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Over the past decade, cancers associated with obesity show some of the most troubling increases affecting young adults and adolescents.
  
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• Blueprint For Overthrow: Transition Integrity Project (TIP)

  18-09-2020 18:33 via technocracy.news
  
  A group of high-powered globalists from the US, including John Podesta (Trilateral Commission), are plotting the overthrow of the United States to achieve the Great Reset of the Green New Deal and Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. This subversion is a clear and present danger to the integrity of our national government and Constitution.
  TIP is saturated with Trilateral Commission influence: John Podesta, Condalezza Rice, Eric Schmidt, Bill Clinton and Ernesto Zedillo. ⁃ TN EditorLe
  
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• Unity Software shares surge 44% on Wall Street debut as IPO market sizzles

  18-09-2020 18:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Shares of Unity Software, one of the leading platforms for video game developers, jumped 44% on their Wall Street debut Friday, becoming the latest in a flurry of tech IPOs that investors can't seem to get enough of.
  
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• Here's what's going to happen to TikTok on Sunday

  18-09-2020 18:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Trump administration said it will restrict access to TikTok on Sunday, Sept. 20. What does that mean for users of the short-form video app?
  
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• Unity, popular video game-making software, set to go public amid IPO flurry

  18-09-2020 17:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Unity Software, one of the leading platforms for video game developers, plans to raise as much as $1.3 billion in its Wall Street debut Friday.
  
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• Ultra-Fast Magnetic Switching Could Transform Fiber Optic Communications & Expand the Capacity of the Internet

  18-09-2020 17:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at CRANN and Trinity’s School of Physics have discovered that a new material can act as a super-fast magnetic switch. When struck by successive...
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• Improved Solar Storm Forecasts for Earth With Help From the Public

  18-09-2020 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New CME forecasting method shows value of including imaging cameras on future NASA missions. Solar storm analysis carried out by an army of citizen scientists...
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• Computing Pioneers Endorse Biden, Citing Trump Immigration Crackdown

  18-09-2020 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  They said the administration’s policies were driving away technology talent and could do long-term damage to their industry.
  
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• Earth From Space: Awe-Inspiring Vatnajökull, Iceland [Video]

  18-09-2020 14:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Vatnajökull ice cap, in southeast Iceland, in this summery image captured on July 6, 2019. Covering an...
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• US will ban WeChat and TikTok downloads on Sunday

  18-09-2020 14:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday as the Trump administration's executive orders against the two apps are set to take effect.
  
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• US banning use of WeChat, TikTok for national security

  18-09-2020 14:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Commerce Department said President Trump’s proposed ban of the apps WeChat and TikTok will go into effect Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.”
  
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• Unlocking the Mysteries of Brain Chemistry With New Dopamine Sensors

  18-09-2020 14:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmitters. In 2018, Lin Tian and her team at UC Davis Health developed dLight1, a...
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• Trump orders clampdown on TikTok and WeChat beginning Sunday, prevents download in the US

  18-09-2020 13:55 via abcnews.go.com
  Trump orders clampdown on TikTok and WeChat beginning Sunday, prevents download in the US
  
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• Is this the end of WeChat in the US? It's still not clear

  18-09-2020 13:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  TikTok isn't the only Chinese-owned app with an uncertain future in the United States.
  
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• Revolutionary Quantum Cryptography Breakthrough Paves Way for Safer Online Communication

  18-09-2020 13:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team...
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• Rare Dragon DNA: Sequencing the Genome of an Ancient Reptile

  18-09-2020 12:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New Zealand is home to an astonishingly rich web of life, with many indigenous plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth. Even amid...
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• A Meeting of Black Carbon Smoke and Tropical Storms

  18-09-2020 12:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As large fires on the U.S. West Coast lofted vast plumes of smoke high into the atmosphere in September 2020, satellites and models tracked the...
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• TikTok and Oracle might have a deal. But Trump still needs to sign off

  18-09-2020 09:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A deal to keep TikTok operational in the United States is inching forward.
  
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• TikTok-Oracle deal gets a tentative thumbs up from US regulators. Trump still needs to sign off

  18-09-2020 08:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A deal to keep TikTok operational in the United States is inching forward.
  
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• Apple to launch first online store in India next week

  18-09-2020 08:26 via abcnews.go.com
  Apple says it will launch its first online store in India next week, as it seeks to increase sales in one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone markets
  
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• Astronomers Spy Phosphine on Venus, a Potential Sign of Life

  18-09-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On Earth, the toxic gas is produced by microbial life. Could the same be true on Venus? Now, the debate begins.
  
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• Subtleties in Magnetic Fields Detected by Ultrathin Graphene Sensors

  18-09-2020 06:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As with actors and opera singers, when measuring magnetic fields it helps to have range. Cornell researchers used an ultrathin graphene “sandwich” to create a...
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• Australia to amend law making Facebook, Google pay for news

  18-09-2020 03:35 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The author of proposed Australian laws that would make Facebook and Google pay for journalism says his draft legislation will be altered to allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but would remain fundamentally unchanged
  
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• Our Early Ancestors May Have Boiled Their Food in Hot Springs Long Before Learning to Control Fire

  18-09-2020 02:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire. Some of the oldest remains of...
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• ESA AMPER: Mesh Reflector for Shaped Radio Beams

  18-09-2020 01:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This prototype 2.6-m diameter metal-mesh antenna reflector represents a big step forward for the European space sector: versions can be manufactured to reproduce any surface...
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• Ancient Pumpkins Were Nothing Like the Fall Fruit We Know Today

  18-09-2020 01:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The pumpkin in our pies and lattes was one of the first plants cultivated by prehistoric North Americans some 10,000 years ago.
  
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• Work from home or return to the office? How Wall Street and Silicon Valley agree — and disagree — on the topic.

  18-09-2020 01:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Oxford shirt in the office or hoodie at home? Significant cultural differences separate the tech titans from their finance brethren, experts say.
  
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• NASA astronauts have a new task: make videos of Estée Lauder products

  18-09-2020 00:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The International Space Station has served as the world's most unique laboratory for two decades, hosting hundreds of scientific experiments, crews of astronauts and even the occasional slime.
  
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• CovidNudge: Rapid 90-Minute COVID-19 Test Shown to Be Highly Accurate

  18-09-2020 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A 90-minute COVID-19 test has been shown to have over 94 percent sensitivity, and 100% specificity in a new study. A 90-minute COVID-19 test has...
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• New reality show promises to send winner into space for 10 days

  18-09-2020 00:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A planned reality show will seek to give the winner of its on-air competition "the greatest prize ever given out on Earth" — a 10-day stay on the International Space Station.
  
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• Poop knives, arachnophobic entomologists win 2020 Ig Nobels

  18-09-2020 00:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Not even the coronavirus could stop the 30th annual Ig Nobel ceremony, which annually recognizes sometimes dubious but always humorous scientific achievement
  
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